Thought for the Day 31 August 2009

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Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Monday, August 31st, 2009
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I am not so irrational as to despise Public Opinion; I have no thought of making light of a tribunal established in the conditions and necessities of human nature. It has its place in the very constitution of society; it ever has existed, it ever will exist, whether in the commonwealth of nations, or in the humble and secluded village. But wholesome as it is as a principle, it has, in common with all things human, great imperfections, and makes many mistakes.

From the ‘The Rise and Progress of Universities’ (1854) Click here for the full text (leaves site)